The University of Houston - Clear Lake (UHCL) invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor position in U.S. history with specialization in Colonial America, starting August 2014. Ph.D. in History required. Successful candidate will teach the first half of the lower-level undergraduate U.S. history survey up to 1877 and will have the opportunity to develop new courses within the Colonial period at the upper-level undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should provide evidence of excellence in teaching as well as potential for substantive research and scholarship.

Applications accepted only on-line at https://jobs.uhcl.edu. To apply, please complete the online faculty application and attach a letter of interest and vita. In addition, mail three letters of reference, graduate transcript, and copies of teaching evaluations to Chair, History Search Committee, MC 416, University of Houston – Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston TX 77058-1098. Proof of eligibility to work in U.S. must be provided. AA/EOE. Review of completed application begins immediately and continues until position is filled. We reserve the right to extend search or not fill position. Only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.